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Tamguatlay Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Sustain or provide

My husband likes to gamble and smoke. Hence it was difficult to sustain three meals for the family.


Is "sustain" correct? Shouldn't it be "provide"?


Thanks .

  

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tamguatlay Is "sustain" correct? No. tamguatlay Shouldn't it be "provide"?

— CalifJim

  • tamguatlay Is "sustain" correct?
  • No.
  • tamguatlay Shouldn't it be "provide"?
  • Yes.
  • CJ
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tamguatlayIs "sustain" correct?

No.

tamguatlayShouldn't it be "provide"?

Yes.

CJ

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My husband likes to gamble and smoke. Hence it was difficult to sustain three meals for the family. Your Past and Present tenses don't work well together.

If you are talking about a present situation, say eg My husband likes to gamble and smoke. Hence it has been difficult to provide three meals for the family.

If it is a past situation, say eg My husba

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